Riding on a sparkling knock of 76 by captain Madhuri Meheta, Odisha crushed Andhra by 30 runs in their seventh and last Group-A match of the BCCI Senior Women T20 Trophy at Infipro Sports Club Ground in Vadodara, Gujarat today. But despite ending their campaign on a winning note, Odisha failed to qualify for the knock-out stage.
Odisha finished fourth in Group-A with 16 points from seven games, which included four wins and three defeats. Notwithstanding the loss to Odisha, Andhra topped the group with 24 points and qualified for the quarterfinals. Mumbai finished second with 20 points and secured a place in the pre-quarterfinals.
Put into bat against Andhra, Odisha compiled a healthy total of 143 for five. Top scorer Madhuri hit eight fours and one six in her 64-ball knock of 76. She put on 69 runs for the second-wicket partnership with Sushree Dibyadarshini, who contributed a 28-ball 34.
In reply, Andhra were bowled out for 113, losing their last five wickets for 10 runs. Subhra Nirjharini Swain was the most successful Odisha bowler, bagging three wickets for 20 runs, while Rima Laxmi Ekka, D Janaki Reddy and Sushree Dibyadarshini picked up a brace each.
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ODISHA: Madhuri Meheta (c) c Sarayu b Pavani 76, Sarita Meher b Charani 7, Sushree Dibyadarshini st Dayana b Pavani 34, Sangeeta Khadia b Sarayu 7, Rima Laxmi Ekka b Sarayu 1, Pragyan P Mohanty (wk) not out 12, Subhra Nirjharini Swain not out 1; Extras (b-2, lb-2, w-1) 5
Total (5 wickets, 20 overs) 143
Did not bat: Silpa Swain, Rasanara Parwin, D Janaki Reddy, Rameswari Naik
Fall of wickets: 1-29 (Sarita, 4.4 overs), 2-98 (Sushree, 14.1), 3-113 (Sangeeta, 15.5), 4-117 (Rima, 17.1), 5-138 (Madhuri 19.3)
Bowling: E Padmaja 2-0-14-0, Sarayu 4-0-23-2, NR Shree Charani 4-0-30-1, Vasavi Akhila Pavani 4-0-22-2, Saranya Gadwal 3-0-27-0, S Meghana 3-0-23-0.
ANDHRA: P Ranga Lakshmi st Pragyan b Sushree 49, V Sneha Deepthi (c) c Sangeeta b Sushree 25, S Meghana c Sangeeta b Rasanara 1, Henreitta Pereira c Sarita b Janaki 16, K Dayana (wk) c Janaki b Subhra 1, N Anusha c Rima b Subhra 3, NR Shree Charani c Madhuri b Rima 6, Vasavi Akhila Pavani b Subhra 0, Sarayu c Sangeeta b Rima 1, E Padmaja not out 2, Saranya Gadwal lbw Janaki 2; Extras (b-2, w-5) 7
Total (All out, 18.3 overs) 113
Fall of wickets: 1-76 (Deepthi, 9.4), 2-79 (Meghana, 10.2), 3-81 (Lakshmi, 11.3), 4-84 (Dayana, 12.4), 5-94 (Anusha, 14.3), 6-103 (Pereira, 15.5), 7-104 (Pavani, 16.4), 8-109 (Sarayu, 17.1), 9-110 (Charani, 17.4), 10-113 (Gadwal, 18.3).
Bowling: Rameswari Naik 2-0-13-0, Rima Laxmi Ekka 2-0-13-2, Subhra Nirjharini Swain 4-0-20-3, Sushree Dibyadarshini 4-0-28-2, D Janaki Reddy 3.3-0-23-2, Rasanara Parwin 3-0-14-1.
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PIC: Odisha captain Madhuri Meheta.